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- Title:
- Nearby Brunei
- Description:
- The Armada de Maluco, having escaped from Cebu, scuttled one ship in Bohol because there were not enough men left to sail her. Magellan died in April so did not experience the crew’s first stop at a Muslim settlement. It was on July 9 that several canoes accompanying a beautiful prau with 8 elderly chiefs and musicians in it approached them. The prau decorated in gold flew from its bow blue and white banners topped by peacock feathers. Each of the two Spanish ships was presented with a wooden jar covered in yellow silk and filled with betelnut chew and orange blossoms. Two cages with fowl, several goats, bundles of sugarcane, and three jars of distilled rice wine as clear as water were also given. Six days later a spectacle of three praus with musicians playing drums and gongs came with foods made only of rice, some wrapped in leaves, some shaped like loaves, and others made like tarts with eggs and honey. The Armada gave presents to the 7 chiefs and herald in the group and sent through them gifts for the king, queen, and governor. They had reached Borneo led by Rajah Siripada.
- Subjects:
- Armada de Maluco Borneo Rajah Siripada
- Exhibition:
- Magellan Menu
- Source:
- Borneo chart. Antonio Pigafetta. 1521
- Type:
- Image;Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Nearby Brunei", Philippine Food History, Felice P. Sta. Maria
- Reference Link:
- felicepstamaria.net/items/coll009.html